After sending the Zhen family away, Liu Chen did not immediately develop high-alcohol liquor and then make perfume.
Instead, he went to the sweet potato and potato plantation to observe.
Brewing wine required the consumption of food, and this was only low-alcohol wine. If it was high-quality wine, it would consume even more food.
Before the sweet potatoes and potatoes were harvested, Liu Chen naturally couldn't squander food.
The group of people soon arrived at the sweet potato and potato plantation. The security here was tight, and they were strictly guarded. Yan Liang and Wen Chou led the army to guard it.
"My lord!"
When Liu Chen led Zhao Yun, Qiushou, Tian Feng, and Guo Jia, Yan Liang and Wen Chou appeared immediately.
Looking at Guo Jia, they were rather curious about this newly promoted official.
Because Liu Chen brought Guo Jia to the sweet potato and potato plantation, it meant that he recognized Guo Jia as one of his own.
"No need to be so polite. Take this king to see how the sweet potatoes and potatoes are growing.”
"Right, have you used the waterwheel and fertilizer?" Liu Chen nodded.”
"The blacksmith's workshop just installed the waterwheel two days ago. It has reduced the manpower and resources, allowing the waterwheel to irrigate automatically.”
Yan Liang explained," We don't know much about fertilizers, but those old farmers said that it's a divine item. It can increase grain production, speed up harvests, and enrich the land!”
"That's good." Liu Chen nodded in satisfaction.
The group of people quickly stepped into the plantation. What greeted their eyes were the sweet potato vines all over the surroundings, and the stems and leaves of the potatoes in the distance.
It looked like they would be able to harvest in a month or so.
Liu Chen was pleasantly surprised. Qushou, Tian Feng, Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, and the others were also filled with joy!
Liu Chen warned,
"You must remember that sweet potato stems and leaves can be eaten. However, the stems and leaves of potatoes are poisonous and must not be eaten.
"The color of potatoes is khaki. After they germinate, or their color turns green, they are also inedible and can be thrown away.
"Whether it's sweet potatoes or potatoes, they need to be cooked at high temperatures before they can be eaten. Do you understand?"
Liu Chen was afraid that after the sweet potatoes and potatoes were ripe, these soldiers would be eager to taste them and would not understand what was going on.
As for raw sweet potatoes, they could be eaten. In this era, it was safer to cook them. After all, the medical level was poor. In an era without antibiotics, safety came first.
"Yes, sir! This general/subordinate obeys!"
Zhao Yun, Guo Jia, and the others remembered this.
They had never been careless when it came to Liu Chen's words.
"Very good."
Liu Chen was very satisfied.
Then, the group of people visited the sweet potato and potato plantation, asked the old farmer about his growth, and came to the waterwheel by the river.
Looking at the automatic waterwheel, everyone once again prostrated themselves in admiration of Liu Chen. Flattery and flattery sounded again!
This made Liu Chen feel slightly helpless!
If it wasn't for Liu Chen, the others would have easily lost themselves in such praise.
After touring the sweet potato and potato plantation, Liu Chen left with a peace of mind.
Chang Shan's city reconstruction was still ongoing. After the Zhen family's financial growth through trade, coupled with the harvest of sweet potatoes and potatoes, their worries were instantly alleviated.
Liu Chen also considered high-alcohol liquor, glass, gunpowder, and other items. As for the perfume, it was just a side product!
White wine could be used in medical treatment, disinfection, and so on.
Glass could be used in food utensils, glassware, thermometer, and so on.
The use of gunpowder was even more important!
In a battle between two armies, even throwing a bunch of firecrackers could scare off a million enemy troops!
Furthermore, the cannons, firearms, and so on required the foundation of gunpowder!
However, Liu Chen knew the ratio of gunpowder, but it also required many tests and refinement, so it was extremely dangerous.
As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. This kind of thing should be arranged for others to test!
At the Smithing Academy.
Liu Chen and the others gathered here once again. Liu Chen wrote down the method of firing glass in detail.
"This is the material used to make glass.”Liu Chen handed the paper to the official in charge of the Smithing Hall. The latter took it and examined it carefully.
" Quartz sand, quartzite, felspar, soda ash…"
" Heat the prepared raw materials at a high temperature to form bubble-free glass liquid…"
" The formation must be carried out within a certain temperature range... to transform into a plastic form, and then into a brittle solid state..."
" The temperature needs to be lowered slowly during the tempering process…"
The official from the Blacksmith's Academy said with a face full of joy,"Your Highness, these are all important raw materials for making porcelain. The Smithing Institute has a reserve of them, so we'll start firing them immediately.”
"Alright." Liu Chen nodded.
Qiushou and Tian Feng did not bother with the administrative matters. Instead, they waited patiently in the Smithing Yard.
This was because the 'glass' that Liu Chen mentioned covered a wide range.
What beaker, what thermometer, what telescope, what microscope, they did not quite understand.
On the contrary, it was enough to know that the use of this " glass " was awesome!
"My lord, what are you writing?"
Qiushou approached Liu Chen's side in confusion. Could it be that there were other inventions after the glass was solved?
Liu Chen slowly raised his brush and wrote in a flamboyant manner: Distilled wine technology!
" Distillation technology for high-alcohol liquor can increase the alcohol content of low-alcohol liquor. It can be used in medicine to disinfect…"
Liu Chen wrote down the formula for the extraction of white wine. This included not only the extraction technique of white wine, but also the manufacturing process of the extraction equipment.
Chushou and Tian Feng were even more shocked!
They didn't know how much knowledge was stored in Liu Chen's mind!
As Liu Chen wrote, he suddenly remembered that alcohol could be used in perfume, but it seemed that it was also needed to make Floral Dew!
This was extremely effective in repelling mosquitoes.
"Let's put it aside for the time being. We have to take it step by step.”
Liu Chen didn't bite off more than he could chew. In the short term, he first dealt with the glass and alcohol.
After writing the book on the technique for the high-alcohol spirit, Liu Chen once again found the official in charge of the Forging Academy and asked them to prepare the retorts and other tools.
With sufficient manpower, the preparations were quickly completed. As the glass was being baked, the high-alcohol liquor was being distilled.
Time flew by in this atmosphere.
Just as Liu Chen and the others were looking forward to the appearance of the glass and the completion of the distilled liquor, Zhao Yun's anxious expression appeared.
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